Scouting Reports

2001 SCTA Minor Midget Playoff Weekend

Posted on February 24, 2017

Halton Hurricanes vs. Southern Tier Admirals February 11, 2017: Final score – Halton 1 Southern Tier 1 Halton Mitchell Brewer (#9, 5’11” 195 lbs, LD, Halton Hurricanes, 2001) – good game for Mitchell….you always seem to get a very consistent effort and game from him. Hardly ever loses position or puck battles, gaps up well…

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Mississauga Reps vs. Toronto Titans – 2002 GTHL SCTA Bantam Playoff

Posted on February 24, 2017

Mississauga Reps vs. Toronto Titans – 2002 GTHL SCTA Bantam Playoff February 13, 2017: Final score – Mississauga 5 Toronto 0 Notable players (potential top 5 round 2018 OHL draft players) Mississauga Reps (top 5 Ontario team) Owen Power (#22, LD, 2002) – big, long, skates well and seems fairly coordinated given his size. Captain…

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The 2016 NCAA Recruiting Class: A Look Back

Posted on February 24, 2017

Division 1 Edition As the college hockey season heads into the last weekend before playoffs, we thought it would be a great time to release our 2016 Recruiting Class Analysis. This is used by our scouting staff internally to grade our performance and make improvements for the following season. We study the areas we were…

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USPHL Elite Presidents Day Showcase-Top 50

Posted on February 23, 2017

Neutral Zone attended the USPHL President’s Day Showcase at the Foxboro Sports Center on February 17th through 19th to watch the Elite Division. There were ten Elite teams playing throughout the weekend (New York Aviators, Bay State Breakers, South Shore Kings, Team Beijing, Islanders Hockey Club, PAL Islanders, Syracuse Stars, Junior Bruins, Rochester Monarchs, and…

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USHL Scouting Report: Dubuque vs Des Moines

Posted on February 23, 2017

Des Moines 3  vs. Dubuque 2 A strong USHL matchup in Des Moines, Iowa between two playoff bound teams in Des Moines and Dubuque. Des Moines came out and took a 2-0 lead in the first 24 minutes of the game. Then Dubuque scored 2 goals in 23 seconds in the 2nd period to catch…

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USPHL Premier Presidents Day Showcase: Top 100

Posted on February 22, 2017

Neutral Zone checked out the USPHL Presidents Day Showcase February 17-19, 2017. This report focuses on the Premier Division only. All games were league contests and it was the last three games for each team before the playoffs. Play was good. Games were played on three rinks, mostly at the same time. We evaluated 104…

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Major Bantam (2002)-Toronto Marlboros

Posted on February 22, 2017

Major Bantam (2002) game February 13, 2017. Don Mills Flyers at Toronto Marlboros Final score was Marlies 3 and Don Mills 2. It was game 4 of the 1st round of the play offs. Marlies won the series 4-0. Following is a summary of the players that had strong showings and are likely to be…

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USHL Scouting Report: Muskegon vs. Chicago

Posted on February 21, 2017

Muskegon 3 vs. Chicago 1 This was a fast pace game with plenty of scoring opportunities from both teams with some great goaltending at both ends. Jack Badini scored the first goal off a 2v1 for Chicago, scoring top shelf on Petruzzelli. Muskegon responded with three unanswered goals by Howdeshell, Van Wyhe and Svechnikov. Svechnikov…

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HPHL Bantam Championships: Top 27

Posted on February 21, 2017

Neutral Zone was in Trenton, MI on Feb 10-12th for the HPHL Bantam Championships to see some of the top 2002’s in the United States. The Chicago Mission took on Little Ceasers in a battles of the two top ranked teams in the country and the Mission came out on top with a 4-2 win….

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GOJHL: LaSalle Vipers

Posted on February 21, 2017

     LaSalle Vipers GOJHL Information is based on LaSalle’s February 19th game in Chatham, a 5-4 OT loss to the Maroons. Forwards Liam MacDougall #9 (L, 5-10/175, late 1997)-MacDougall is always in motion and has an incredible understanding of the game. He is dangerous with the puck on his stick and often outwaits the defender…

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